his works were performed by a classical singer in concert . the first half of the programme presented works considered serious music at the time . she performed both classical works by vincenzo bell ##ini and henry purcell , mixing them with modernist and neoclassical works by arnold sc ##hoe ##nberg , darius mil ##ha ##ud , bela bart ##ok , and paul hind ##emi ##th . the second half of her performance would upset the musical establishment , however . she opened with alexander ' s rag ##time band by irving berlin , then performed works by jerome kern and walter donaldson , and finally finished with three works by george gershwin : i ' ll build a stairway to paradise , innocent ing ##en ##ue baby
his works were performed by a classical singer in concert. the first half of the programme presented works considered serious music at the time. she performed both classical works by vincenzo bellini and henry purcell, mixing them with modernist and neoclassical works by arnold schoenberg, darius milhaud, bela bartok, and paul hindemith. the second half of her performance would upset the musical establishment, however. she opened with alexander's ragtime band by irving berlin, then performed works by jerome kern and walter donaldson, and finally finished with three works by george gershwin : i'll build a stairway to paradise, innocent ingenue baby